09/06/2025

Commenting on the Government’s recent data on illegal working civil penalties, Brian Madderson, Chairman of the Car Wash Association (CWA), said: “CWA welcomes the Government’s crackdown on hand car wash businesses who employ illegal workers and supports the Home Office’s efforts to tackle an issue which can cost the Treasury hundreds of thousands. However, we feel that enforcement must go further."

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28/05/2025

Commenting on the announcement of a record fine on Thames Water for breaches of rules relating to its wastewater operations, Gordon Balmer, Executive Director of the Car Wash Association (CWA), said: "The Car Wash Association welcomes the record fine imposed on Thames Water for their failure to comply with the rules..."

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26/03/2025

Gordon Balmer, Executive Director of the Car Wash Association responded to the Chancellor's Budget: "We welcome the Chancellor's announcement that HMRC will crack down on unpaid fines. Illegal hand car washes have for too long been flouting regulations and ignoring the corresponding fines with impunity. HMRC has let this go totally unenforced, leaving millions of pounds uncollected and allowing criminals to profit at the expense of law-abiding, taxpaying businesses."

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